William Kelii Kekaula Poet Metrical Tale

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Take Care Wally Cleaver

*Image of Tony Dow by News.
AUDIO
VIDEO of 500 Miles by Peter, Paul & Mary

Take Care Wally Cleaver

Wally: Watch the hair!
My faculties are under arrest!
I have been subpoenaed by a Board of Inquiry!
Namely, Mr. & Mrs. Parents of OMgoodness Boy!
Begins the questioning! (blah, blah, blah)
Ward: WHY!
Retorts! 
Wally: But dad (blah, blah, blah)
Empathetic.
June: Well, why not?
In-kind. 
Wally: Well, mom (blah, blah, blah)
Backroom deliberations begin!
Ward: Ohh! Don't give me that look!
June: But my dear he's just a kid?
Ward: I'll even accept the concept of a Billy the outlaw
as there is some hopeful measure of action,
good or bad, but that's not the conclusion you're
drawing is it, sweetheart?
June: I know I've been turning my back on this, and
once I've turned around, there you are, not a
happy camper, our families, friends, and 
neighbors, are all staring back at me, so I've 
decided to let you deal with him and I'll stand 
by whatever the ruling you decide to enact.
Ward: Well, Mr. OMgoodness, we hereby sentence you 
to collect all of your electronic devices and game
cartridges and put them in a large box, then 
you're going to clean your room, the garage, 
and the yard, then mow the lawn, rake the yard, 
then water the plants, after you're done, take a 
shower and come down for dinner.
Wally: Wow, that's what an execution feels like.
Ward: No, think of it as a life sentence.
Wally: (sigh!)
June: We love you, honey.
Wally: I know that mom.
Ward: Oh, and by the way, I want to see your computer
keyboard in that box and I'll come around when
you're showering to lock it up in the attic.
(Later that night)
Ward: Good night son.
Wally: Good night dad.
June: Good night honey.
Wally: Good night mom.
(Bedroom doors close, and a computer light comes 
on as a young MIT wannabe, clicks on settings and
presses "Online Keyboard")
Whatta day! Brutal, just ... brutal!
It'll be a long night ...
Good night Beav!

2022 July 27

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Lycia Harding January 2, 2023 at 3:08 PM Love this! William Kelii Kekaula January 2, 2023 at 3:18 PM Thanks, Lycia, 'twas a poignant 2022. A Happy 2023 my friend, Aloha William

Joanna Daniel January 1, 2023 at 1:52 AM An interesting tale, William:) William Kelii Kekaula January 1, 2023 at 6:46 AM Thank you, Jo, as I enjoyed recreating a past much-liked character, Happy 2023, Aloha William

Eric Cohen August 6, 2022 at 2:54 PM Sad to hear about Wally and appreciate this clever memory of him. I was a big fan of the show. We are not getting any younger. Let's enjoy what we have left. ~Eric William Kelii Kekaula August 6, 2022 at 4:17 PM Thanks, Eric, for dropping in and noting your kind share; though Wally was 10 years my senior, being the baby of my siblings, choices were few and far between. I owed all of them this piece, my friend, Aloha~William

Linda Alice Fowler July 27, 2022 at 6:24 PM Oh so very original and clever! I enjoyed this very much :) Linda William Kelii Kekaula July 27, 2022 at 7:02 PM Thanks, Linda, 'twas hard to title cause of the early mixup, but later his son made the official announcement--he will be missed but remembered, my friend, Aloha~William